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TRUE
TRUE is a constant function that returns the logical value TRUE with no arguments. It is used when you need to supply a literal Boolean TRUE to another function — for example, as the range_lookup argument in VLOOKUP for approximate match, or to set a default flag value in an IF condition.
Excel
=IF(A2>100,TRUE(),FALSE())Google Sheets
=IF(A2>100,TRUE(),FALSE())✓
Verified example
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| Flag | Is True? |
| TRUE | =IF(A2=TRUE(),"Yes","No") |
| FALSE | =IF(A3=TRUE(),"Yes","No") |
| TRUE | =IF(A4=TRUE(),"Yes","No") |
| FALSE | =IF(A5=TRUE(),"Yes","No") |
=IF(A2>100,TRUE(),FALSE())→TRUE
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How it works
- 1Use TRUE() wherever a formula requires a literal Boolean TRUE — for instance, =AND(A2>0,TRUE()) always evaluates the AND condition as partially true.
- 2Supply TRUE() to a function that accepts a Boolean argument: =VLOOKUP(A2,C2:D5,2,TRUE()) enables approximate match.
- 3Compare cell values to TRUE() in an IF: =IF(A2=TRUE(),"Yes","No") to handle cells that store Boolean values.
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